Surgery, Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
To demonstrate that clinical surrogates of SICU patients who view a video decision aid in addition to receiving written and verbal information about procedures and life sustaining therapy in the SICU make more informed decisions than patients and clinical surrogates who receive written and verbal information alone.
Detailed description
Specific Aim 1: To demonstrate that clinical surrogates of SICU patients who view a video decision aid in addition to receiving written and verbal information about procedures and life sustaining therapy in the SICU make more informed decisions than patients and clinical surrogates who receive written and verbal information alone. Hypothesis 1: Adding a video decision aid to the current informed consent process, for procedures and life sustaining treatments in the SICU, will better inform clinical surrogates of incapacitated patients admitted to the SICU regarding decision making when providing consent for medical treatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALvideo decision aid
video decision aid
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical surrogates of the following patients will be eligible to participate in this opinion survey: 1. All patients admitted to the SICU and not expected to die within 48 hours. 2. Patient has been admitted to the acute care surgical service, 3. The patient is over the age of 50 and does not have decision making capacity. * Subjects must be over the age of 21 and English speaking to participate in the opinion survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| knowledge of risks and benefits of procedures | 5 minutes after survey | knowledge of risks and benefits of procedures |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed